"Good" Information on the Internet

[Sharyn J. Ladner]

I use the following sources when evaluating business resources on the web:

One of the first Internet books to include quality and evaluation is Gail 
Clement's _Science and Technology on the Internet: an Instructional Guide_ 
(Library Solutions Press, 1995), ISBN 1-882208-13-7. Clement discusses how 
to recognize differing levels of quality and value of sci-tech resources and 
evaluation strategies for various Internet applications (conferencing and 
collaboration, news and current information, reference tools, etc.). I find 
that her advice can be applied to resources other than those in the 
sciences. Although this book was written before the proliferation of 
web-based resources, its approach is still relevant because its based on 
sound conceptual principles.

ANother excellent resource is Hope Tillman's presentation at the 1996 
Computers in Libraries Conference in February. Titled "Evaluating Quality 
on the Net", this file is available on Hope's home page: 
http://www.tiac.net/users/hope/findqual.html. This paper takes a more 
pragmatic approach than Clement's is more focused on the web. It also 
includes an overview of current review tools (iGuide, Magellan, Point, GNN).

Regards,
Sharyn

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